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SAFER BLOOD | EU Patients Have Begun Receiving Transfusions With Hemanext ONE® RBC Processing & Storage System
Doctors have begun transfusing patients suffering from hematological malignancies using RBCs processed and stored with the Hemanext ONE® system, as part of a post-market clinical study in Bergen, Norway. This is…
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POLICY NEWS | TIF Issues Statement On The New EU Regulation For Blood, Tissues And Cells
This single Regulation, once approved by Member States, will replace all existing EU Directives on Blood, Tissues and Cells and will be equally applicable in the EU territory. The proposal…
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THALIA2018-2021 | Europe Is Seeing A Surge In Thalassaemia, Project Results Show
“Although thalassemia has always been endemic in Europe, especially in southern European countries such as Cyprus, Greece and Italy, the disease now knows no borders and constitutes an increasing health,…
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Bluebird Bio Resumes Marketing Of Gene Therapy Zynteglo For β-Thalassaemia In Europe
The European Medicines Agency (EMA)’s safety committee (PRAC) has concluded that there is no evidence Zynteglo causes a blood cancer known as acute myeloid leukaemia (AML). Zynteglo, a gene therapy…
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New Paper From Blood and Beyond Outlines How To Learn From The Impact Of The COVID-19 Crisis On Blood Use
The multi-stakeholder Blood and Beyond initiative recently published a policy briefing shedding light on how the COVID-19 pandemic affects blood use, blood transfusion services, and patients in whom transfusions are…
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Blood Under The Microscope Of The European Commission: An Article by TIF’s Executive Director
by Dr Androulla Eleftheriou The European Commission published in October 2019 the Evaluation Report of the European legal framework for quality standards and blood, tissues and cells. This framework is…
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GoCART Coalition: EHA and EBMT Join Forces To Position Europe In The Lead Of The Global Cellular Therapy Field
The European Hematology Association (EHA) and the European Society of Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT) announce a strategic partnership to empower Europe to become a global leader in the cellular…
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TIF Participates in EMA’s Annual Training Day 2020
TIF has participated in the Annual Training Day of the European Medicines Agency (EMA), held on 23 October 2020. TIF participants, Ms Lily Cannon (TIF Operations Manager) and Ms Eleni…
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Revisiting The Use and Management of Blood in Europe in Times of Crisis and Beyond
About 25 million blood transfusions are administered to patients every year throughout the European Union. What may come to mind to most people when thinking about blood transfusion is acute…
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